Iron shackles found at Ghozza suggest at least some gold miners during Egypt's Ptolemaic period were slaves
A historian with Laboratoire HiSoMA, Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, in France, has theorized that ...
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Is The Prince of Egypt (1998) an Accurate Portrayal of Ancient Egypt?
The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 award-winning animated film based on the Book of Exodus in the Bible. Set in ancient Egypt, the ...
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Is Slavery Preferable to the Danger of the Unknown? Parshat Mishpatim
Why would someone choose slavery over freedom? Especially someone who has just been freed by God from the Land of Egypt? I believe it has something to do with the fear of the unknown. Many of us ...
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COVENANT & CONVERSATION: The Slow End of Slavery
He, as the Egyptian viceroy Tzofenat Paneach, threatens them with slavery. Generations later, when a pharaoh arises who “knew not Joseph,” the entire Israelite people become Egypt’s slaves.
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Sculpture of slave boy
Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...
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What Is Passover and Why Is It Celebrated?
Overall, Passover is a celebration of freedom—after years of slavery, the Israelites fled Egypt and reached Israel. The holiday gets its name from a story in the book of Exodus, says Patz.
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The Slow End of Slavery (Mishpatim, Covenant & Conversation)
He, as the Egyptian viceroy Tzofenat Paneach, threatens them with slavery. Generations later, when a pharaoh arises who “knew not Joseph,” the entire Israelite people become Egypt’s slaves.